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Apronym, a portmanteau of apropos and acronym, is a word which, as an acronym or backronym, has a meaning related to the meaning of the words constituting the acronym or backronym; such as PLATO for "Programmed Logic for Automated Teaching Operations" alluding to Plato, the philosopher and teacher.
"Oral tradition indicates that the fish was the recognition symbol of the first Christians. The Greek word for it is ICHTYS, with the individual letters of the apronym for Iesòus Christòs Theòu Yiòs Sotèr (Jesus Christ the Son of God the Savior)."
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A word created by arranging the order of icons on your iPhone .
I got the appronym 'TWin' out of the Times, Wikipedia, and LinkedIn icons, but I'm hoping to start stringing them together into full-blown sentences soon.
Appronym by TrE33 March 11, 2010
An aptonym is the name for an object that is perfectly fitting for that object. Examples include: Brick, Rock, Bridge, Lance
"hey dude, I just discovered another aptonym, ground just sounds like ground, man
Aptonym by JackIsTheBest49 September 10, 2022